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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date Congo - KinshasaIcelandCentral African Republic
51,1812773,889
52,7822813,980
54,4532854,054
56,1702884,128
57,8602894,215
59,5992934,289
61,4742964,363
63,4793044,449
65,5903114,544
67,8003194,641
70,1143194,742
72,5503184,845
75,1383194,950
77,7923215,057
80,5343245,167
83,3683275,278
86,2293315,392
89,1933355,507
92,2093435,625
95,2323535,745
98,3203615,874
101,4993666,025
104,7673726,154
108,1713806,291

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Iceland

  • 1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.